Development and initial flight tests of a single-jointed articulated-wing micro air vehicle

AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Stewart, Kelly C ^a,b   Blackburn, Ken ^a,b   Wagener, Jeffrey ^a,b   Czabaranek, Joseph ^a,b   Abate, Gregg ^a,b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY; BASELINE CONFIGURATIONS; COMPLEX SIMULATION; DIGITAL SIMULATION; FLIGHT TEST; REFERENCE POINTS; STEPPING STONE; WIND GUST; WING DEFORMATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICS; MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV); RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

FLIGHT SIMULATORS;

EID: 78651225478     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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